East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania awarded 1,079 degrees at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on May 9 and May 10. The three graduation ceremonies include one for graduate students on Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. and two ceremonies for undergraduate students on Saturday, May 10. The undergraduate ceremonies are at 9 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education), and at 1:30 p.m. (College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences). All three ceremonies will be in Koehler Fieldhouse. A total of 890 bachelor's degrees and two doctorates will be awarded in addition to 187 master's degrees. Area graduates...

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